Artificial intelligence continues to grow and become a more useful tool in many industries, and agriculture is no different. 

Reagan Tibbs, commercial ag educator for the University of Illinois Extension in Logan, Menard, and Sangamon Counties, explains that he took a trip to San Antonio to attend the American Society of Agronomy's annual conference.

According to Tibbs, this year's conference's main focus was AI and how its growth and development will affect the future of agriculture. 

AI has been in agriculture in some form for longer than many realize. Tibbs references auto steer on combines as an example. Companies like John Deere have also developed agricultural uses for AI.

Tibbs notes that as more ag companies develop A.I. tools, the information and resources they offer will only become more and more capable. Get more information from the University of Illinois Extension at extension.illinois.edu/lms